Federal Register November 1, 1996 (Volume 61)

Agencies Publishing on November 1, 1996

Agriculture Department (4)
Commerce Department (11)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (2)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (1)
Defense Department (1)
Energy Department (17)
Environmental Protection Agency (16)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Housing Finance Board (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (6)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (7)
Homeland Security Department (4)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (16)
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Judicial Conference of the United States (1)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (1)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (2)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Personnel Management Office (5)
Postal Service (3)
Securities and Exchange Commission (16)
Social Security Administration (1)
State Department (2)
Transportation Department (11)
Treasury Department (2)
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United States Information Agency (1)
Veterans Affairs Department (3)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Establishment of Wesley Chapel Gulf Purchase Unit On September 26, 1996, the Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, created the 189-acre Wesley Chapel Gulf Purchase Unit in Orange County, Indiana. A copy of the establishment document, which includes the legal description of the l...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Agriculture Department Fry-Zim EIS/Basin Creek EIS; Kootenai National Forest; Lincoln County, MT; Correction of Fry-Zim Notice of Intent and Change of Name to Basin Creek EIS This correction gives notice of changes to the Fry-Zim Notice of Intent published in the Federal Register March 9, 1995 (FR document is FR 95-5695 Filed 3-8-95). The Fish Lakes and Zimmerman Hill fire salvage portions of the Fry-Zim project were anal...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Agriculture Department > APHIS Japanese Beetle; Domestic Quarantine and Regulations We are adopting as a final rule, with two changes, an interim rule that amended the Japanese beetle quarantine and regulations by adding Minnesota and Wisconsin to the list of quarantined States and by providing greater specificity about what actions...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Agriculture Department > AMS Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request an extension for and revision to a currently approved information collection for Kiwi...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Announcement of an Opportunity To Join a Cooperative Research and Development Consortium for CD-Metrology Below 0.25 Microns The National Institute of Standards and Technology invites interested parties to attend a meeting on November 12, 1996 to discuss setting up a cooperative research consortium. The goal of the consortium is to achieve commercially available reference...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Commerce Department Certain Hot-Rolled Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products From the United Kingdom; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On May 6, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled lead and bismuth carbon steel products from the United Kingdom. The review...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Commerce Department Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Thailand: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On May 9, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand. This review covers Saha Thai Steel...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Commerce Department > PTO Communications With the Patent and Trademark Office The Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is amending its rules of practice to specify addresses for agency mail to expedite mail delivery, define ``Federal holiday within the District of Columbia,'' clarify and simplify procedures for filing papers a...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Deep-Water Flatfish, Rex Sole and Arrowtooth Flounder in Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for deep-water flatfish, rex sole and arrowtooth flounder by vessels using trawl gear in Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent overfishing of Pacific ocean perch (PO...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Fisheries Research Plan; Interim Groundfish Observer Program NMFS issues a final rule to implement Amendment 47 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, Amendment 47 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (Groundfish FMP...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Commerce Department High Power Microwave Amplifiers and Components Thereof From Japan: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, and Intent To Revoke Order in Part In response to a request by NEC Corporation and NEC America, Inc., the Department of Commerce (the Department) is initiating a changed circumstances antidumping duty administrative review and issuing an intent to revoke in part the antidumping duty o...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Commerce Department > NTIS NTIS Advisory Board Meeting Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the National Technical Information Service Advisory Board (the ``Board'') will meet on Tuesday, December 10, 1996, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This meeting w...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Thailand The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limit for the preliminary and final results of the antidumping duty administrative review for the antidumping order on Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Thailan...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Fresh Tomatoes From Mexico	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Commerce Department > ITA, Justice Department Suspension of Antidumping Investigation: Fresh Tomatoes From Mexico The Department of Commerce (the Department) has suspended the antidumping investigation involving fresh tomatoes from Mexico. The basis for the suspension is an agreement between the Department and producers/exporters accounting for substantially all...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Additions This action adds to the Procurement List commodities and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Proposed Additions The Committee has received proposals to add to the Procurement List commodities and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Singapore Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Mauritius Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA, COE Intent To Prepare a Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Dallas Floodway Extension, Flood Control Project, Dallas County, Dallas, Texas The Fort Worth District is preparing an EIS for the Proposed Dallas Floodway Extension Flood Control Project, Dallas County, Dallas, Texas. The tentatively selected plan of improvement consists of a combination chain-of-wetlands and floodway levees w...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Consumers Power Company; Notice of Statement Explaining Separate Charge for Non-Physical Title Transfers of Gas	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Energy Department EnerZ Corporation; Notice of Issuance of Order	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Energy Department Equitrans, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Energy Department Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Energy Department Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Relating to Certain Authorizations To Export Electricity and Construct and Operate Related Facilities Notice is hereby given of the delegation and assignment by the Secretary of Energy to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of the authority to carry out functions vested in the Secretary relating to certain authorizations issued by the Secretary...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department > DOI OHA, Energy Department Final Filing Deadline in Special Refund Proceeding The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) of the Department of Energy (DOE) has set the final deadline for filing Applications for Refund from the escrow account established pursuant to a consent order entered into between the DOE and Enron Corporatio...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Energy Department Final Filing Deadline in Special Refund Proceeding The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) of the Department of Energy (DOE) has set the final deadline for filing Applications for Refund from the escrow account established pursuant to a consent order entered into between the DOE and Eason Drilling C...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Energy Department Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Application for Abandonment	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Energy Department > EIA Inventory of Current DOE Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements The Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the Department of Energy (DOE) herein publishes an inventory of energy information collections (including reporting and recordkeeping requirements) which had Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approva...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Energy Department Koch Gateway Pipeline Company; Notice of Revised Compliance Filing	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Energy Department Mid Louisiana Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Energy Department > WAPA Record of Decision for the Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects Electric Power Marketing Program. The Department of Energy (DOE), Western Area Power Administration (Western), has completed a draft and final environmental impact statement (EIS), DOE/EIS-0150, on its Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects (SLCA/IP) Electric Power Marketing Program...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Energy Department Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Energy Department Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Energy Department Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order October 29, 1996. Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc. (Washington GES) submitted for filing a rate schedule under which Washington GES will engage in wholesale electric power and energy transactions as a marketer.Washington GES also requested waiver of various Commission regulations. In particular, Washington GES requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by Washington GES. On October 18, 1996, the Commission issued a letter order that granted requests for blanket approval under Part 34, subject to the following: Within thirty days of the date of the order, any person desiring to be heard or to protest the blanket approval of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by Washington GES should file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Absent a request for hearing within this period, Washington GES is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor, endorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of the applicant, and compatible with the public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes. The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by continued approval of Washington GES's issuances of securities or assumptions of liability. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing motions to intervene or protests, as set forth above, is November 18, 1996. Copies of the full text of the order are available from the Commission's Public Reference Branch, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Lois D. Cashell, Secretary. [FR Doc. 96-28066 Filed 10-31-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Energy Department Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Energy Department Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Decontamination and Waste Treatment Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California The U.S. Department of Energy today withdraws its Notice of Intent published on March 18, 1987 (52 FR 8503) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Decontamination and Waste Treatment Facility (DWTF) at Lawrence Livermore National...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Hazardous Waste Management System: Land Disposal Restrictions ``No-Migration'' Variances In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the following proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Hazardous Waste Ma...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District EPA is taking direct final action on revisions to the California State Implementation Plan. The revisions concern negative declarations from the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD) for eight source categories that emit volatile org...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District EPA is taking direct final action on revisions to the California State Implementation Plan. The revisions concern negative declarations from the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) for five source categories that emit oxi...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District EPA is proposing to act on revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) which concern eight negative declarations from the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District for the following volatile organic compound (VOC) source categorie...	Proposed Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District EPA is proposing to act on revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) which concern five negative declarations from the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) for the following Oxides of Nitrogen (NO<INF>X)...	Proposed Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision; Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District; South Coast Air Quality Management District EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) which control oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X) from boilers and process heaters, internal combustion engines, residential water heaters, and gas turbines. The intend...	Proposed Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision; Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District; South Coast Air Quality Management District EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions concern rules from the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Arizona Redesignation of the Yavapai-Apache Reservation to a PSD Class I Area The purpose of this action is to approve the request by the Yavapai-Apache Tribal Council to redesignate the Yavapai-Apache Reservation (``the Reservation'') as a non-Federal Class I area under the Clean Air Act program for prevention of significant...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed environmental concerns and requested additional information to establish the limited effect of hydropower operations downstream of facilities, the basis for estimated future peak power demand, the role of demand-side management, and the...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL) A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL) will be held on December 16-18, 1996, in Washington, D.C. At this meeting, the committee will continue deliberations on various aspec...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency National Drinking Water Advisory Council; Request for Nominations	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan National Priorities List The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 announces the deletion of the Seldon Clark Property portion of the General Electric/Shepherd Farm Superfund Site from the National Priorities List (NPL), [Appendix B of 40 CFR Part 300 which is the N...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Proposal to Extend the Existing Reclamation Requirements Through this action EPA is proposing to amend the Clean Air Act section 608 refrigerant recycling regulations to extend the effectiveness of the refrigerant purity requirements of Sec. 82.154 (g) and (h), which are currently scheduled to expire on De...	Proposed Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Redesignation of the Yavapai-Apache Reservation to a PSD Class I Area; State of Arizona; Dispute Resolution The purpose of this action is to announce the EPA's resolution of an intergovernmental dispute over a request by the Yavapai-Apache Tribal Council to redesignate the Yavapai-Apache Reservation (``the Reservation'') as a non-Federal Class I area under...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board, Notification of Public Advisory Committee Open Meeting	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President National American Indian Heritage Month, 1996	Presidential Document	Nov 01, 1996

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Waiver of General Category Channel Freeze This action seeks comment on the State of Florida's Bureau of Communications Engineering (``Florida'') two separate requests for waiver of the freeze on General Category channels. It is necessary and it is important for the Commission to receive publ...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Federal Housing Finance Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Sunshine Act Meeting; Announcing an Open Meeting of the Board	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Bank Holding Companies and Change in Bank Control (Regulation Y) Section 2208 of the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 amended the Bank Holding Company Act to eliminate the requirement that bank holding companies seek Board approval before engaging de novo in permissible nonbanking act...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Federal Reserve System Rules of Practice for Hearings The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is amending its Rules of Practice for Hearings to include a section listing increases in the maximum amounts of each civil money penalty (CMP) under its jurisdiction. The Board is required...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Meeting Notice	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

General Services Administration

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the General Services Administration The General Services Administration, with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), is issuing a regulation for GSA employees that supplements the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. The supplemental re...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Clarification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening Practices for Organ Donors In 1994, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published revised guidelines for preventing transmission of human immunodeficiency virus through transplantation of human tissue and organs.\1\ The guidelines were developed to minimize th...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Health and Human Services Department Division of Research Grants; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Health and Human Services Department Division of Research Grants; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Health and Human Services Department National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Notification of Plasma Product Withdrawals and Recalls; Notice of Public Meeting The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NHLBI), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are sponsoring a meeting to discuss public notification of wi...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Program Announcement for Grant Programs Administered by the Division of Associated, Dental and Public Health Professions, Bureau of Health Professions for Fiscal Year 1997	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a proposed extension of a collection of...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the following proposed information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C....	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Homeland Security Department > FEMA North Carolina; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of North Carolina (FEMA-1134-DR), dated September 6, 1996, and related determinations.	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Homeland Security Department > FEMA North Carolina; Amendment to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of North Carolina (FEMA-1134-DR), dated September 6, 1996, and related determinations.	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Announcement of Funding Awards for Public Housing Demolition, Site Revitalization, and Replacement Housing Grants (HOPE VI); Fiscal Year 1996 According to section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this document notifies the public of the funding award for HOPE VI Fiscal Year (FY) 1996. The purpose of this document is to announce the name an...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities to Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Bureau of Land Management Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Imperial Project, a proposed gold mining operation on public lands in Imperial County, California.	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department Bureau of Land Management, Challis Resource Area, Idaho On Friday, August 2, 1996 a Notice of Availability of the Challis Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was published in the Federal Register, Vol. 61, No. 150, page 40431. That notice indicated that the...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department Emergency Closure of public lands; Oregon Notice is hereby given that effective immediately the road from the bottom gate to the top of Cougar Mountain, as legally described below, is closed to all vehicle access and travel.	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Application; Final Environmental Impact Statement Availability on the Proposed Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit for Threatened and Endangered Species on Lands Managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl This notice advises the public that the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed issuance of an incidental take permit for threatened and endangered species on lands managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (Applicant) is...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Notice of Reopening of Comment Period on Proposed Endangered Status for the Alameda Whipsnake, the Callippe Silverspot Butterfly, and the Behren's Silverspot Butterfly The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), provides notice of reopening of the comment period on proposed endangered status for Alameda whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus), the...	Proposed Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department Grazing Administration; Alaska Reindeer The Bureau of Land Management (``BLM'') proposes to revise the regulations at 43 CFR 4300, which provide for the administration of permits for grazing reindeer in Alaska. Part 4300 explains to the public how to apply for permits and what a permit ent...	Proposed Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department Green River Basin Advisory Committee, Colorado and Wyoming This notice announces the dates, time, and schedule and preliminary agenda for a meeting of the Green River Basin Advisory Committee (GRBAC).	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department Intent To Prepare Environmental Impact Statement Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 43 CFR part 3809, the Bureau of Land Managment (BLM) will be directing the preparation of an EIS for the proposed development of a mine in Pershing County, Nevada. The...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department > NPS Missouri National Recreational River Advisory Group; Notice of Meeting This notice sets the schedule for the forthcoming meeting of the Missouri National Recreational River Advisory Group. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463).	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department > BLM Nonmineral Entries on Mineral Lands The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to remove the regulations concerning Nonmineral Entries on Mineral Lands, in its entirety. This action is undertaken because this subpart consists of redundant and unnecessary requirements.	Proposed Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department Notice of Availability for the Denton-Rawhide Mine Expansion Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Comment Period and Public Open-House Pursuant to section 102 (2) (C) of the National Environmental Policy Act, 40 CFR 1500-1508, and 43 CFR 3809, notice is given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared, with the assistance of a third-party consultant, a Draft EIS on the pr...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Closure of Public Land to Off-Highway Vehicle Use, Douglas County, NV Notice is hereby given that certain public lands in the vicinity of Stephanie Way and Fuller Avenue in the Johnson Lane area are closed to off-highway motorized vehicle use. This closure is necessary to prevent further impact to vegetative and soil r...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department Notice of Meeting of National Landmarks Committee of National Park System Advisory Board Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Commission Act that a meeting of the National Landmarks Committee of the Secretary of the Interior's National Park System Advisory Board will be held at 9:00 a.m. on the following date an...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Wyoming The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to withdraw approximately 230.71 acres of public land in Park County, to protect important cave resource values found in the Spirit Mountain Caverns located near Cody, Wyoming. This notice closes the land...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Interior Department Regulations for the Administration of Special Use Permits on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposes these regulations to clarify, update, and add to existing regulations for the administration of all special use permits (permits) on national wildlife refuges (refuges) in Alaska. These regulations are...	Proposed Rule	Nov 01, 1996

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Judicial Conference of the United States

Title	Type	Published
Judicial Conference of the United States Hearing of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules of Appellate Procedure The Appellate Rules public hearing scheduled to be held in Denver, Colorado on November 15, 1996, has been canceled. [Original notice of hearing appeared in the Federal Register of August 28, 1996 (61 FR 44345)].	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJP Meeting of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Notice of meeting.	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Title	Type	Published
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Grant Availability Notice; Correction Correction to grant application availability notice for fiscal year 1997, submitted September 13, 1996 and printed September 26, 1996 on page 50152.	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities > NEA National Council on the Arts 129th Meeting	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Notice of Permits Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Indiana Michigan Power Company (D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2); Exemption	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Petrotomics Company; Notice of Receipt of Application for Establishing Alternate Concentration Limits in Source Material License SUA-551 for the Shirley Basin, Wyoming Uranium Mill Site; Hearing Opportunity Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received, by letter dated September 10, 1996, an application from Petrotomics Company (Petrotomics) to establish Alternate Concentration Limits, Points of Compliance, Points...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Excepted Service This gives notice of positions placed or revoked under Schedules A and B, and placed under Schedule C in the excepted service, as required by Civil Service Rule VI, Exceptions from the Competitive Service.	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Personnel Management Office Proposed Collection; Comment Request In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and 5 CFR 1320.5 (a)(i)(iv), this notice announces that OPM intends to submit to the office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for reclearance of an information collection....	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Personnel Management Office Proposed Collection; Comment Request Review of a Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget a request for reclearance of an informat...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Personnel Management Office Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for clearance of a revised informat...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Personnel Management Office Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget a request for clearance of a revised info...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Civil Penalties for Violations of Postal Orders This rule is added to the Postal Service regulations on Inspection Service/Inspector General authority in order to implement civil penalties for violations of Postal Service Orders issued under 39 U.S.C. 3012, and to allow adjustments to civil moneta...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Postal Service Sunshine Act Meeting; Board of Governors	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Postal Service Sunshine Act Meeting; Board of Governors; Addition to Closed Meeting Agenda	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Baird Capital Development Fund, Inc.; Notice of Application Notice of application for deregistration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (``Act'')	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission HLM Global Equity Limited Partnership, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of Application for Exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Rules of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (``SIPC'') filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''). The proposed rule change amends SIPC Rules 300 \1\ and 301,\2\ which relate to the closeout and compl...	Proposed Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Government Securities Clearing Corporation; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Establishment of a Mechanism for Returning Certain Excess Clearing Fund Collateral to Members on a Daily Basis	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; MBS Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Fees and Charges	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Modify Procedures Relating to the Reconfirmation and Pricing Service	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to the Policy and Practice Concerning the Application of the Eligibility Provision in Rule 10304 of the NASD Code of Arbitration Procedure	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, incorporated Relating to Exchange Fees	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Stock Exchange Relating to Transaction Fees	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. Relating to Options on Interests in Exchange-Listed, Open-End Investment Companies	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval to Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., Relating to an Increase in Narrow-Based Index Option Position and Exercise Limits	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Participants Trust Company; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Elimination of Prefunding Requirements for Intraday Free Retransfers	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Fees and Charges	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Regarding the Exercise of Certain Foreign Currency Options	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission The Gannett Welsh & Kotler Funds, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of application for exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Agency Information Collection Activities	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Documentation of Nonimmigrants and Immigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as AmendedPlace of Application This final rule amends the regulation by allowing the Deputy Assistant Secretary to designate the geographical areas over which consular offices have jurisdiction to process nonimmigrant visas. Consequently, an alien may now be authorized to apply at...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
State Department Shipping Coordinating Committee, Maritime Safety Committee; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Aviation Proceedings; Agreements Filed During the Week Ending October 25, 1996	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Imperial County, CA The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Imperial County, California.	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Transportation Department > RSPA International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; Public Meeting This notice is to advise interested persons that RSPA will conduct a public meeting in preparation for the nineteenth session of the United Nation's Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNCOE) to be held December 2-11, 1996 in Ge...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Transportation Department > FAA Noise Exposure Map Notice and Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by Portland International Airport (PDX) under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96-19...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Transportation Department Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Air Travel The Department is proposing to amend its rules implementing the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 concerning seating accommodations for individuals with disabilities and the stowage of collapsible electric wheelchairs. These proposals are the result of...	Proposed Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Transportation Department Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs and Activities Receiving or Benefiting From Federal Financial Assistance; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Air Travel The Department is amending its rules implementing section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 concerning the provision of equipment to facilitate the boarding by individuals with disabilities on small commuter...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Transportation Department Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart Q During the Week Ending October 26, 1996	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Transportation Department Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Louisville International Airport, Louisville, KY The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Louisville International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibu...	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Grass Valley, CA This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at Grass Valley, CA. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 07 at Nevada County Airpark has made this proposal necessa...	Proposed Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Transportation Department Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Staunton, VA This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at Staunton, VA. The development of a new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) has made this proposal...	Proposed Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions: deHavilland DHC-8-400 Airplane; High- Intensity Radiated Fields These special conditions are issued to the de Havilland Aircraft Company of Canada for the de Havilland DHC-8-400 airplane. This airplane will utilize new avionics/electronic systems that provide critical data to the flightcrew. The applicable regula...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OTS Fairfield Savings Bank, F.S.B., Long Grove, Illinois; Approval of Conversion Application	Notice	Nov 01, 1996
Treasury Department First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cullman, Cullman, Alabama; Approval of Conversion Application	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

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United States Information Agency

Title	Type	Published
United States Information Agency Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations	Notice	Nov 01, 1996

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) This document proposes to amend regulations concerning medical care for survivors and dependents of certain veterans, hereinafter referred to as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA). These proposed r...	Proposed Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Veterans Affairs Department Delegations of Authority; Nonsubstantive Miscellaneous Changes This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations on delegation of authority to authorize Directors of Department of Veterans Affairs property and facilities under the charge and control of the Department of Veterans Affairs to...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996
Veterans Affairs Department Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment This document amends Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations by providing notice as required by statute to reflect statutory increases in maximum civil monetary penalties. Under 38 U.S.C. 3710, VA may impose civil monetary penalties for false...	Rule	Nov 01, 1996

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Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

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Energy Department

Environmental Protection Agency

Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Reserve System

General Services Administration

Health and Human Services Department

Homeland Security Department

Housing and Urban Development Department

Interior Department

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Justice Department

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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Personnel Management Office

Postal Service

Securities and Exchange Commission

Social Security Administration

State Department

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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